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White House press secretary Jen Psaki revealed at a press briefing on Thursday that the White House is working in coordination with Facebook to flag “problematic” posts that spread “disinformation” about the COVID-19 vaccine. “Given as Dr. Murthy conveyed, this is a big issue of misinformation specifically on the pandemic,” Psaki said. “In terms of…
Randi Weingarten, president of the largest U.S. teachers’ union, on Thursday walked back her claim that “millions” of people would die under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ leadership. Weingarten said in a Wednesday tweet that “millions of Floridians are going to die for Don DeSants’ ignorance” in response to an article from The Washington Post pointing…
HANOI—The United States rejects the Chinese regime’s “unlawful” maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian countries facing Chinese “coercion”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. The Chinese regime rejected Blinken’s comments, which he made in an address in a video conference with foreign ministers from the Association of…
On June 23, The Epoch Times reported that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (CCBOCC) decided, by a measure of two to three, to postpone their vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish Collier County, Florida as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary. On July 13, the CCBOCC—described now by some as “cowards”—killed the…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., slammed President Biden for steering the U.S. to the more to the left despite campaigning as a moderate, in light of Democrats’ push to eliminate the Hyde Amendment. First passed in 1977, the Hyde Amendment to Medicaid prohibits federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions, except in…
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Jonhson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting more information about missing phones used by former special counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. In a news release, the two senators said they were compelled to send a letter (pdf)…
The grounds surrounding the U.S. Capitol had only been open for a few days on Monday. So it was no surprise to see some tourists and locals crossing the East Front of the Capitol, taking in the building and asking a handful of TV news crews who they were staking out. The answer was U.S….
Good morning, it’s Thursday, July 15, 2021. Six years ago today, President Obama held an afternoon press conference to defend the deal his administration had negotiated with Iran. In its broadest outlines, the agreement — formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — required Iran to dismantle much of its nuclear program and…
A Michigan Republican Party official who blamed former President Donald Trump for losing the 2020 election has stepped down. Jason Roe, who became the executive director of the Michigan GOP in February, told news outlets he stepped down and informed Chairman Ron Weiser. “I resigned my position as executive director and the reasons will remain…
